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单词 to put a crimp in
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to put a crimp in (also into, on)
4. U.S. colloquial. An interfering element; something that cramps or inhibits. Chiefly in to put a crimp in (also into, on).
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by interference
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disturbc1386
annoyc1405
interrupta1420
ail1499
blent1530
forelay1571
intervene1588
intervent1600
interpose1615
disrupt1817
derange1848
to put a crimp in (also into, on)1889
crab1899
1889 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 10 Aug. 4/3 They can fix the railway rates as to put such a crimp in Gomorrah as would seriously interfere with real estate transactions.
1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xxv. 321 They never forgive a man who puts a crimp into the party.
1939 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred in Springtime vi. 80 My prestige in the home is already low, and a substantiated charge of being A.W.O.L. would put a further crimp in it.
1969 New Yorker 27 Dec. 26/3 Finally, a giant black panther leaps upon me and devours my mind and heart. This puts a terrific crimp in my evening.
1998 Total Football Aug. 128/3 In American sports, the idea of travelling to an away game is pretty unusual. It's just such a big country and that puts a crimp on it.
2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Dec. v. 10/4 The only crimps in the social scene are a lack of options for gay partygoers..and the year-round 3 a.m. closing time.
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